Peg board bracket



July 5, 1960 M. M. TIERNEY PEG BOARD BRACKET Filed Dec. 20, 1956 FIE.' E

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. Makel/s M 7km/sy BY y Za-0h19 framers rates x l This invention relates to a device comprising a bracket to be used for supporting objects for display or storage purposes and particularly in connection with a stationary wall or a movable display board formed of what is commonly known as a `peg board. The type of bracket commonly used has an oset upstanding portion with the oiset portion being loosely disposed within the opening in the peg board and depends a good deal to be held in position by the weight of the object supported. When not supportingan object, the bracket is quite loose and any tipping of the board or jarring actionris suiicient generally to dislodge Vthe bracket so that it is prone to fallout of position and drop yfrom the board. It is desirable to have a bracket adapted to be easily positioned and to remain securely in position to be available for use at all times. Y

lt is an object therefore of this invention to provide a bracket to be used in connection with a peg board and which Vis easily and quickly positioned for frictional engagement with said peg board.

It is another object of this invention to provide a bracket for a peg board with said bracket being adapted to be easily positioned and held in position by frictional engagement with said peg board and whereby the weight of an object supported by said bracket intensiiies said frictional engagement.

It is a further object of this invention to provide a device forming a bracket and having a portion of a dimension to fit snugly in an opening in a peg board and having'an object supporting means made integral therewith whereby the weight of said object places an upward stress on said portion causing it to increase its frictional engagement with said peg board within said opening. Y

It is also an object of this invention to provide a device comprising a trough-shaped member having a semicylindrical portion at one end and having a substantially flat terminal portion for easy insertion into and through an opening in a peg board, said semi-cylindrical portion having a dimension to fit snugly in said opening vfor frictional engagement therein and a shoulder formed on said member, and means integral with said member for supporting an object whereby the weight of said object places an upward stress on said semi-cylindrical portion causing it to bear against and bite into said peg board at the upper portion of said opening to strengthen said frictional engagement. l

These and other objects and advantages of the invention will be fully set forth in the following description made in connection with the accompanying drawings in which like reference characters refer to similar parts throughout the several views and lin which:

Fig. 1l is a view in side elevation of applicantis device in operating position with a supported object and a supporting wall surface lshown in vertical section;

Fig. 2 is a view showing applicants device in front elevation with a phantom view of a supported object and a supporting wall shown in dotted line;

Fig. 3 is a view showing applicants device on an en Fig. 4 is a view showing applicants device on anuen-` With reference to Figs. 1 4 of the drawings, 'a bracket 10 is shown adapted for use Vin connection with a ypeg board and for supporting objects thereon. `Sraid device may be made of various types of material. v It has been 'found to be convenient to stamp applicants device out ofV sheet material, such as sheet metal or sheet aluminum of a suitable gauge. like member 1.1. It is desirable to have said member 11 reduced or tapered in depth from substantially a midpoint towards its end for easy and convenient insertion into an opening. Said member 11 may be variously formed, but in the embodiment of applicants device here illustrated, said portion is formed having an open top with a portion 11a at its front end substantially semicylindrical, a somewhat similarintermediate portion .11b. of a reduced depth and a substantially at terminal -portion 11C. Said portions 11a and 11b are shown having substantially uniformly spaced sides. The top ofsaid member 11 is shown to be in a single plane. Portions 11C and 11b are thus seen to respectively form step-like or offset portions in connection with portion 11a at the bottom of member 11. Thus it is seen that said portion 11 may be quickly and easily inserted in an opening 12 of a peg board 15.

As here illustrated, said portion 11a is of a length substantially equal to the length of said portions 11b and 11e and will be formed of a dimension to it snugly into and engage the wall at the lower portion of said opening 12.

integral with said member 11 is a plate member 16 having an olset portion 16a here shown to be approximately one-third of the distance downwardly from its top.v Said plate member 16 is made integral with said portion 11 at the point of said offset portion 16a. Portion16 b extends upwardly from said offset portion and at each upper corner thereof is an youtwardly inclined ear 16e. Extending below said oiset portion 16a is a bottom portion 16d. As indicated in Figs. 2 and 4, said plate mem-l ber 16 has integral therewith a pair of spaced members 11 identical in structure. Said member 16 may be pro vided with only one or a greater number of said members 11 as may be desired. Referring to Fig. 2, said members 11 are indicated as having been stamped out of said member 15. l i

The species of applicants device as illustrated in Figs. 1-4 is especially adapted for use in supporting cartons,l such as carton 17. Said carton will have a horizontal slit opening 17a at its rear side. The upper portion of plate member 16 will be disposed through said slit and into said carton. The wall of said carton above said slit will be supported on said oset portion 16a. Said ears 16e are turned outwardly for easy and convenient insertion of said upper portion of said plate member through said slit. The weight of said carton and the contents thereof will tend to cause the lower portion of plate 16 to bear against said peg board v15. Thus an upward stress will be placed on the rear portion of portion 11a and the sides thereof will bite into said peg board in the upper portion of open-v ing 12 at the reas thereof. Thus there is provided substantial frictional engagement which is intensified and increased by the weight of the object supported.

When the object is removed, said portion 11a is of a dimension to t snugly in the lower portion of said -open Patented July 5, 1960 Said bracket 10 comprises a trough` ing and be frictionally'iheld so there will be no tendency for-it tofbeA jarred loose or otherwise fall out; Saidy device is easily removed by tilting the upper portion of said platemember,glslightly rearwardly andppulling` forward.

i Vprorjtionzl Vis a holding member ZZ-ormed as tru-shaped 'p member: Said' member' Zrijmay` be made out of suitable rod-like 'materiali of desired dimensionV andv said l 21H-may; be stampedoutof: the same material. Thus portions 21 and 22-,Vmaybe easily' and convenientlyv made outy of-aI single piece offrnaterial.

ln operation; saidmemberz will function inv a manner similar tojsaid member I0' but` instead oflbei'ng specifically- Y. adaptedlfor'holding cartons, itis more generally adapted for holding any typeof an object Which-maybesuspended" l from ahook?. Said member 22 i'nY Fig 5 illustrated as in-its'fpositiorrwhen supporting a weightedl object.

Withreference to Fig. V7, a modification 25 isK shown otapplicants device, as` illustratedinFigs.` 1 4. Applicants device- 25 vcomprisesfa trough-shaped member 26 i similar-in structure to said member 11' and' having a semicylindrical portion 26a off a WidthA to'it Vsnugly in an opening-l inapegY board; ,anintermediate similarv portion of 'redued d'eptl'r`r 2611',- and a Vsubstrfn'itiallyl dat terminal portioniltfr.V Sadl portions 26o and-'26h are shown to with portion-26tratthe bottoml ofsaid member 26.' Said portions/26e and 2Gb-will haveth'eir-upper surfaces in av v`Z61`isai plate` member 27 which isY ident-ical inV structure*V v'vithrsaid plate member 16.

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Thus it is seen that I have' provided a simply and easily made bracket to be used in connection with a peg board. Said bracket is easily placed in operating positionand is held by frictionahengagement in an opening in said peg board so that `itY is snugly held in position and not easily di'sodgedg'andr whereby-the frictionalV enof' anobject' supportedby saidbrrt'zket` It Will'or ceirse:` begundiestood various changes gagementris, intensilfied pand, strengthened b y the weight l may be made inthe form, details, arrangement Vand pro- 1 portions of the parts, "Without departing from the scope j of applicantspinvention, which, generally stated, consists 1 in a device capable of carrying out the objects above set Y forth', inA the parts and combinations Yof parts disclosed and'deiined inthe appended claims; Y

What is claimed is 'zbeng Withdrawn through p l. YAbracketfor'supportingacontainer-'having Yavhorizontallyl disposed slit thereinafonuse in tmmjteeti'ontWit-hf a peg board comprising an-fopen'f top trough-shaped mem- .l ber having uniform width. substantially throughout theV length` thereof and adapted? to be disposedL through an. opening in said. pegt board; saidwidth beingsuchlfas to rictiona'llyjengage the-'sidesofsaidopeniiig; said?. menib'er'havingV aserr'iicylindiical portion of zar-'dimension to rictionally engagel the;v adjacentf sideV portions o'qsaid'.V Y opening, anI intermediate portion of reduced depth-havrespectively-.- form-steps orodset portions inY connection ing'V an; offset--botton1= portion-'rirefreltionto said semicylindrical* portion? andi ay substantially dat" terminal? portion, said member having a concave curvature along ,the

upperV ed geV portions? ofi said semi-cylindrical portion with said concave portion eertendinglthrough'- saidy opening to Applicantsdevice will be identical in operation to thea-device shown in IFigs. 1 4. The Weight ofan object supportedby plate-member 27 will place an upward stress ornportion- 26a whereas its upper sides 26a will bear againstthepegboardA at the upperpcrtion of the opening in which it is disposed. The rear portion ofsaid sides 26a^1forms ashoulder ywhich will grip the upper rear portion of the opening and positively hold said bracket ZS'in strongfrictional engagement with the pegboard.

YYWith reference to Fig. 6', another Vmodilication 28 of applcants-deviceis shown in which member 30 isV similarto said 'member 1-11 and is shown having a semicylindrical Vpor-tion 36a, an intermediate portion of* reduced: depth b and a substantial flatterminal portion 30o; Sald'portions 36in-30h, and-30e respectively form steps or oiset portionsat the-bottom of member 30. Said member `30will haveitsupper surface in a` single plane zontally disposed-.slit therein for usein connection-withY with-theexception that ashoulder :MidisV formed inter-V mediateportions 30a and 3GB. Said shoulder may-be of A various: heights but it is foundl thatV a-l slightl height is satisfactory. Integral with said portion Sil-'is a plate member 32I identical in structureto said plate-'membersV In-o'pera'ti'on, applicants member 23 is identical withV applicants-members; 10 and 25. When' placed in oper'- atmg position in an` opening, portion-30a will snugly it tlieloWer portion of the opening for frictionalengagement. The weight-0f an object supported en said plate member 32 provides anV upward thrust at the rear ofj saidr portion4 30u byA tilting said member 28 forwardly and upwardly.' The upperY portions of, thesides of said portion 30a will bear Yagainst thel peg board' in the upper portion of` the opening in which member 28S is disposed.v SaidV shoulder 30d. Will. engage, theupper portion-ofjthe/.surface at the rear; oirsaidv openingeandstrengthen` said frictional engagpment.A 'Ille Vintensity and strength of` saidirictional engagementiwill increase with theV weightV of the object being supported; Said. member 2d is easily removed: by

forwardlit a. horizontal plane and form lav shouldenadja'centsaid intermediate 'portion'y where- 'oy when said bracket supportsV a `weight it will betipped forwardly and downwirdlyv with saidshoulders biting into the adjacent;v portions oF sai'djf openingVv at the rear outer'side ther-coffor positivelyliolding said bracket securedI in positionX andl a4 plate member integral said member atfright-anglestheretohaving'an upperoisetportion whereby saidroffset portion maybed'sposed through said slit for4 supportingA said container. Y

2: A bracketfor supporting-a1 container havinga horia peg-board comprising an open top trough-shaped member Yl'lavingf uniform widthsubstantially throughout the length Ythereof* and f adapted to be disposed? through an opening in saidpegfboard; sa-idfinember'having parallelV upper edge portions lying ina common plane, saiderner'n-V ber havingv a s rerni-cylindricali portionof" afdimensionto frictionally engage Vtlieadjacont:.side' portions otV saidopening; an intermediate por-tionofreduced Vdept-l1 having' an offset bottom portionA inrelation vtoVV said semi-.cylindrical portion andV a substantiallyat'terminal portion,V an-fnp-Y ,Y standingshoulderifprrned! on each ofsaid' edge portions atY a point thereonf to be positioned-attire inner-side or"V operating position-whereby whenesa-id bracket is support:- ing a" Weight, 'said braoltetivillj beftipped t'o-fhave,k said Yshoulders raised` andbite-into-the adjacentouterV sideportions of said*op'eningftoeholdsaidbracketlseeurelygin position and a plate member integral-WithV said' member and' disposedin a; plane; at;,right-anglesA to said member, saidplate memberhaving an upper offsetportion-Whereby saidf Voffsetv portion may-be disposed saidE Silit to support saidcontainer.

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